NEWARK - Attorneys are going about the job of selecting a jury for the federal corruption trial of Trenton's mayor.

Tony Mack faces extortion and bribery charges for allegedly soliciting and accepting payments in connection with a downtown parking garage deal. The deal was fictitious, and the people offering the alleged bribes were government informants.

Mack's brother, Ralphiel, also is on trial. A third defendant, local sandwich shop owner Joseph Giorgianni, pleaded guilty last month to two extortion-related counts and unrelated drug and weapons charges.

Opening statements in the trial could occur later this week in U.S. District Court in Trenton.